§ 560.1
Issuing receipt with false statement
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Any bailee, as defined in Section 7102 of the Uniform Commercial Code, who fraudulently issues or aids in fraudulently issuing a receipt for goods knowing that it contains any false statement shall be guilty of a crime and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding one year or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by both.
History: Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 819.
Simplified explanation
A bailee who fraudulently issues, or helps issue, a receipt for goods knowing it contains a false statement is punishable by up to one year of imprisonment, a fine up to $1,000, or both.